noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ɪnˈvɑlv.mənt/
General-American:/ɪnˈvɔlv.mənt/
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CMU ARPABET:IH2 N V AA1 L V M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of involving, or the state of being involved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the act of sharing in the activities of a group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: engagement, participation, involution
Antonyms: non-involvement
Broader terms: group action
Narrower terms: commitment, intervention, intercession, group participation
3
noun
Meaning 3
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an interest in music
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: interest
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: curiosity, wonder
Narrower terms: enthusiasm, concern
4
noun
Meaning 4
a connection of inclusion or containment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he escaped involvement in the accident
there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen
Etymology tree English involve Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English involvement From involve + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
заме́сеност
(zamésenost)
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Bulgarian:
уча́стие
(učástie)
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Dutch:
betrokkenheid
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Finnish:
osallistuminen
— the act of involving or state of being involved
French:
implication
— the act of involving or state of being involved
German:
Betroffenheit
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Greek:
ανάμειξη
(anámeixi)
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Greek:
συμμετοχή
(symmetochí)
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Ancient Greek:
μετοχή
(metokhḗ)
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Hungarian:
érintettség
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Hungarian:
bevonódás
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Hungarian:
belekeveredés
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Hungarian:
közreműködés
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Hungarian:
részvétel
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Hungarian:
szerepvállalás
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Hungarian:
bevonás
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Hungarian:
belekeverés
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Italian:
coinvolgimento
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Malayalam:
ഉൾപ്പെടൽ
(uḷppeṭal)
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Malayalam:
ഇടപെടൽ
(iṭapeṭal)
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Polish:
zaangażowanie
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Portuguese:
envolvimento
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Russian:
прича́стность
(pričástnostʹ)
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Russian:
уча́стие
(učástije)
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Russian:
заме́шанность
(zaméšannostʹ)
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Spanish:
involucramiento
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Spanish:
involucración
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Swedish:
involvering
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Ukrainian:
приче́тність
(pryčétnistʹ)
— the act of involving or state of being involved
Ukrainian:
залу́чення
(zalúčennja)
— the act of involving or state of being involved
